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530755 2007-03-07 00:24:00 I have looked at paradise, orcon, slingshot and a few others.
Seems the cheapest deals are $29.95 for 256k and 1 gig.

Which ISP is giving the best deal at the moment ?
do they all require tolls with the them for best price ?

cheers
Pete 		Organicpete (133)
530756 2007-03-07 00:46:00 Xnet (www.xnet.co.nz) will only be about $28 for 256k & 1GB.
No need to have your tolls with them either to get that price!

Paying $29.95 per month with Xnet will give you 2.93GB 		CYaBro (73)
530757 2007-03-07 00:48:00 There's quite a few threads on this topic - you could do a search for broadband and price .

However, I think you will find that Xnet are still among the best in terms of price . They have three plans . The first is 256k/64k, the second is full speed/128k, and the third is full speed/full speed . In each case, you can either pay for your data as you go, or you can set a cap, where your speed is limited to 64k when you reach that cap .

Data is charged at 0 . 1c per megabyte, which equates to about a $1 per gigabyte .

Each of the plans has a base fee - the first is $26 . 95, the second is $33 . 95, and the third is $49 . 95 . You add the data charges on top .

So - to compare to other ISPs, for $29 . 95, you get 256k/64k and 3gigs of data . Or you can get full speed/128k with 15 gigs of data for $49 . 31 .

Xnet will not charge you any more if you don't have your tolls with them (though their prices are great), while every other ISP will charge you $10 extra unless you switch your tolls across .

Have a look here, and play around with the various options for costs:

www . xnet . co . nz/hsi

Xnet also give a credit to your referrer (the person who told you about Xnet) . If you decide to go with Xnet, PM before you do, and I'll give you my details to pass on to Xnet . . . )

Cheers

Lizard 		Lizard (2409)
530758 2007-03-07 01:04:00 Xnet will not charge you any more if you don't have your tolls with them

This is what I hate about most broadband ISP's .

Since I dont use (or have) a phone on my line (The modem, is plugged directly into the jack . We have 2 lines, and coz the flatmate wont let me use her line for adsl lol), I dont see why I should pay the extra $10 for tolls, since I dont have a phone anyway . 		Speedy Gonzales (78)
530759 2007-03-07 01:18:00 Have a look at ispfind.co.nz (http://ispfind.co.nz) AvonBill (11358)
530760 2007-03-07 02:41:00 Have a look at ispfind.co.nz (http://ispfind.co.nz)

or:

http://www.internetchoice.co.nz

http://www.netchoice.co.nz 		stu161204 (123)
530761 2007-03-07 02:52:00 Another great thing about Xnet is you don't have a 12 month contract with them. In other words, you can cancel at anytime without paying a disconnection fee. --Wolf-- (128)
530762 2007-03-07 04:03:00 Thanks for the useful replies and links :)
Xnet is looking good :)
I did search Lizard but only found older threads, thought a new one wouldn't hurt :)

cheers
Pete 		Organicpete (133)
530763 2007-03-07 04:07:00 Thanks for the useful replies and links :)
Xnet is looking good :)
I did search Lizard but only found older threads, thought a new one wouldn't hurt :)

cheers
Pete

Remember you do usually get what you pay for. I have heard good reviews about Actrix, and if you think you are going to need lots of help, I have heard that Actrixs customer support is really good and you are speaking to real NZers, unlike some ISPs who contract out their support to India and Malaysia 		rogerp (6864)
530764 2007-03-07 05:57:00 This is what I hate about most broadband ISP's .

Since I dont use (or have) a phone on my line (The modem, is plugged directly into the jack . We have 2 lines, and coz the flatmate wont let me use her line for adsl lol), I dont see why I should pay the extra $10 for tolls, since I dont have a phone anyway .

Well I certainly hope you don't let her use your broadband . ! 		decibel (11645)
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